difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
period of transition (e.g. from old to new system)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
switching over to; migration; transition
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
national border; provincial border
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
almost; roughly; approximately
the whole area; all areas
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
watchful waiting; careful supervision
surely; certainly; without doubt
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
imagination; supposition; guess
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful